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"Jason Bennett is a suburban dad who owns a court-reporting business, but one night, his life takes a horrific turn. He is driving his family home after his daughter's field hockey game when a pickup truck begins tailgating them, on a dark stretch of road. Suddenly two men jump from the pickup and pull guns on Jason, demanding the car. A horrific flash of violence changes his life forever. Later that awful night, Jason and his family receive a visit...
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Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"This sweet, lyrical read-aloud shares all the love young siblings feel as they count down the days to their new baby's arrival! Following an adorable young elephant sibling who shares the boundless love and excitement for this soon-to-be new family member, this is a touching tribute to the most special relationship siblings have. Told with Barney Saltzberg's vibrant, bold artwork and playfully tender text, this book is perfect for expectant families...
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When the Berlin Wall went up, Gerta, her mother, and her brother Fritz are trapped on the eastern side where they were living, while her father, and her other brother Dominic are in the West--four years later, now twelve, Gerta sees her father on a viewing platform on the western side and realizes he wants her to risk her life trying to tunnel to freedom.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Keyana's latest big idea is to have a backyard movie soirée for all her relatives, but when her twin cousins' fighting knocks over the projector movie night seems heading for disaster--until Keyana comes up with an even better idea.
7) Our table
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"Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller. Can Violet remind her family of the warmth of time spent together, and...
10) Winter stroll
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Winter Street Inn novels volume 2
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English
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While preparing for Christmas at the Winter Street Inn, Kelley Quinn and his family find the holiday season thrown into chaos when three of their exes show up.
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Germany, 1929. At a festive gathering of young bohemians in Weimar, two young artists, Max, a skilled Jewish architect, and Bettina, a celebrated avant-garde painter, are drawn to each other and begin a whirlwind romance. Their respective talents transport them to the dazzling lights of Berlin, but this bright beginning is quickly dimmed by the rising threat of Nazism. Max is arrested and sent to the concentration camp at Dachau where only his talent...
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Publisher
NubeOcho
Pub. Date
2018
Language
Español
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"Es bueno tener un oso, pero la protagonista de esta historia tiene dos: el grande posee la fuerza de un gigante, el pequeño es suave como el algodón. Acompaña a nuestra protagonista en su divertido día de la mano de sus dos osos."--Casadellibro.com.
It's good to have a bear, but this little girl has two: the big one has the strength of a giant, the small one is as soft as cotton. Join our protagonist on her fun day out hand-in-hand with her...
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Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"The true story of Estela Jaurez, a young American girl who writes letters to her local newspaper, to Congress, and even to the president, pleading for someone to listen and reunite her family after her mother's deportation"--
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"Pauline lives with her mother, father, little brother and sister, and there's a new baby on the way. Her friends tell her she's lucky to be the eldest -- she's the one who gets new clothes and can stay up late -- but Pauline isn't so sure. In her busy, crowded, noisy house, she never knows what she's supposed to do. One minute she's told to help her little sister, and the next to leave her alone! It seems like she's never in the right place at the...
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